- Biz Beat will take a holiday break after the Wednesday (Dec. 18) newsletter and will return the week of Jan. 6. Happy holidays!
- Panaderia Emanuel Bakery & Cafe is planning a second-area location at 2035 Plank Road in Fredericksburg. The bakery also has a location at 70 Doc Stone Road in Stafford County.
- The Value City Furniture, Skechers and K-POT locations in Central Park are all coming soon.
- Affogato Europa Cafe at 4125 Plank Road in Spotsylvania County recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.
- The Publix grocery store at 5940 Plank Road in Spotsylvania officially opened Thursday.
- Altruix has opened a pharmacy inside the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board at 600 Jackson St. in Fredericksburg. Altruix specializes in managing patients with long-term, hard-to-treat mental disorders and those recovering from substance abuse.
- CTI Real Estate President Michelle Caldwell Thompson will chair the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors in 2025. Other Board members/officers will be:
- Vice Chair: Ginni Matern, Matern Staffing
- Immediate Past Chair: Kevin Dillard, LifeCare Medical Transports
- Treasurer: Shawn Sloan, The Media Partners
- Members: George Barnick, Fredericksburg Technology; Raymond Bell Jr., Mount Hope Academy and Church; Chip Boyles, George Washington Regional Commission; Latasha Brooks, A&B Creative Events; Ryan DeWeese, Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center; Janel Donohue, Rappahannock United Way; Joel Griffin, Riphean Investments & Gwyneth’s Gift Foundation; Janet Gullickson, Germanna Community College; Barbara Gustavson, Discover Next Step; John Hewa, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative; Werner Jansen; Bloomia; Stephen Kingsley, Truist; Tyrone Logan, Obsidian Solutions Group; Ryan VanderWist, SimVentions; Xavier Richardson, Mary Washington Healthcare
- President and CEO: Susan Spears
- General Counsel: Jennifer McGovern, Parrish Snead Franklin Simpson PLC
- The Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors this month installed its 2025 leadership team. They are:
- President: Lauren Tate, Long & Foster
- President-Elect: Matthew Rathbun, Coldwell Banker Elite
- Vice President: Gary Gardiner Jr., Coldwell Banker Elite
- Secretary/Treasurer: Tamar Myers-Moffatt, Samson Properties
- Immediate Past President: Randy Walther, River Fox Realty
- Directors: Jennifer Caison, Coldwell Banker Elite; Heather Ferris, Coldwell Banker Elite; Rachel Flynn, Nest Realty; Meghan Kala, Pathway Realty; Denise Smith, Century 21 Redwood
- Affiliate Director: Phillip Blake, MBH Settlement Group
- Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reports the following recent lease transactions in the Fredericksburg area:
- FXBG Iron Gym LLC leased 36,254 square feet of retail space at Ferry Farm Shopping Center, 201-207 Kings Highway, in Stafford
- Radley Imports Inc. renewed its lease of 24,000 square feet of industrial space at McK Business Park, 3010 Mine Road, in Spotsylvania
- Mead & Hunt renewed its lease of 7,852 square feet of industrial space at Deep Run Building C, 11905 Bowman Drive, in Spotsylvania
- River Rock Outfitter leased 4,200 square feet of retail space at 1382 Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg
- Sight Studio Optometry renewed its lease of 2,422 square feet of retail space at 829 Caroline St. in Fredericksburg
- The Oasis Church-FXBG Inc. leased 2,328 square feet of retail space at Breezewood Shopping Centre, 10600-10697 Courthouse Road, in Spotsylvania
- Ghana Cuisine and Bar LLC leased 2,000 square feet of retail space at Cosner’s Corner, 10141 Patriot Highway, in Spotsylvania
- Rinker Design Associates leased 1,840 square feet of office space at Westpark Corporate Center, 915 Maple Grove Drive, in Spotsylvania
- Victor Zhdanov leased 1,800 square feet of industrial space at 5104 Park Drive in Spotsylvania
- SS Creative Concepts leased 1,500 square feet of industrial space at Fredericksburg II Warehouses, 4939 Commerce Drive, in Spotsylvania
- Nails Galaxy renewed its lease of 1,300 square feet of retail space at 3500 Plank Road in Spotsylvania
- Juan Martinez leased 1,200 square feet of industrial space at Fredericksburg II Warehouses, 4900 – 4936 Trade Center Drive, in Spotsylvania
- Fix2Go renewed its lease of 1,200 square feet of industrial space at 4937 Commerce Drive in Spotsylvania
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